Doorstop



Oct. 11, E JOHNSON 1,881,635

DOORSTOP Filed May 31, 1930 ZYv'c'rz. 1541705225071 -5 VIM... 4 3m V cm Patented Oct. 11, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT Fries DOOBSTOP Application filed May 31,

My invention relates to door stops and includes among its objects and advantages a provision of an improved door holder, and particularly suitable for use on such doors as garage doors.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the door stop in operative position,

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of the door stop in its lowered or operative position.

Referring now in detail to the drawing the door stop comprises a rod generally indicated as 10, rotatably carried by a pivot 12 extending between angle irons 14. and 16. A plate 18 is secured to thedoor and the angle irons 14 and 16 are fastened to it by spotwelding or by wood screws 20 entering the door 22, or both. "The plate 18 has an ear 24 bent outwardly to provide an abutment against which the rod 10 may strike when it is raised to the inoperative position shown in dotted 5 lines in Fig. 1.

Provision for locking the rod 10 in raised -or inoperative position is made by mounting the angle irons 14 and 16 in nonparallel posittion, converging at their upper extremities. Thus the space between the outwardly extending legs of the angle irons decreases upwardly, and when the rod 10 is raised it will Efind a tight frictional fit within the upwardly converging space between the angle irons. 1 This provides a frictional grip for holding Y the rod 10 in its inoperative position using or- :dinary angle iron stock without any alteration or bending thereof.

When the rod 10 is lowered to its operative position as shown in Fig. 1, the point 26 will readily catch upon the ground or roadway ','surface and hold the door in wide open position against the wind pressure or against any natural tendency WlllCh 1t may have to swing closed.

The pivotal connection between the rod 10 and the pivot 12 is established by bending the rod almost entirely around the pivot, and then reversely in diverging relations with the 1930. Serial No. 458,349.

rod proper to define a stop or heel 28. When the rod is in operative position the heel 28 limits its rotation toward the vertical by contact with the lower end of the plate 18. When it is in inoperative position, the heel 28 projects as clearly shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 1, where the operator may engage it with his foot and, by a light downward pressure, dislodge it from its frictional engagement to let it swing down to the operative position.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain my invention that others may, by applying knowledge current at the time of application, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim:

1. A door holder comprising a pintle, a rod pivoted thereon, and a support therefor comprising a flat base plate, two true angle plates secured on said base plate and having spaced upwardly converging pintle-supporting flanges projecting perpendicularly from said plate, said pintle being supported by the lower portions of said flanges, the upper portions of said flanges sloping inwardy to rub on said rod, and a stop lug between said flanges bent forward from the upper edge of said base plate to engage said rod and prevent it from moving to a position with its free end in the plane of said base plate.

2. A door holder comprising a pintle, a metal plate support for said pintle, and an arm pivoted on said pintle, said arm being formed of a single length of cylindrical rod with a circular cross section, one end of said rod being bent to partially encircle said pintle and then extending out away from said pintle in diverging relationship with the arm 90 proper, to engage a vertical surface of said plate spaced from said pintle and limit the downward movement of said arm proper to an inclined position.

3. A door holder comprising apintle, a 05 support for said pintle, and a rod pivoted on said pintle, one end of said rod being bent to partially encircle said pintle and then extending out away from said pintle, to engage said support spaced from said pintle and limlOO it the downward movement of said rod propor to an inclined position.

4. A door holder comprising a pintle, a rod pivoted thereon, a support therefor comprising aflat base plate, two true angle plates secured on said base plate and having spaced upwardly converging pintle-supporting flanges proj ecting perp endicularly from said plate, said pintle being supported by the lower portions of said flanges, the upper por= tions of said flanges sl'opinginwardly to rub on said rod, and means for preventing the free end of said rod from swinging up into 5 contact with a door supporting said base plate.

5. A door holder comprisinga pintle, a rod 7 pivoted thereon, a support therefor comprisinga flatbase plate, and two true angle plates secured on said base plate andhaving spaced upwardly converging pintle-supporting flanges projecting perpendicularly fromsaid plate, said pintle being supported by the lower portions of said flanges,the upper'portions of saidflanges sloping inwardly to rub on said rod.

Intestimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

ELVINHVJOHNSON. 

